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Crunching the Numbers on a Hydrogen Economy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the kilowatt-hourly-rates dept.

mattnyc99 writes "In its new cover story, 'The Truth About Hydrogen,' Popular Mechanics magazine takes a close look at how close the United States is to powering its homes, cars and economy with hydrogen — including a calculation of where all the hydrogen would come from to meet President Bush's demands. Interesting that they break down the future of hydropower not by its advantages but by its challenges: production, storage, distribution and use."

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  1. Re:Electricity + Water by voidptr · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know what makes a good hydrogen carrier?

    Carbon. Link 8 carbons or so in a chain, and populate the remaining bonds with Hydrogen. It forms a stable, energy dense, easily transportable liquid. As an added bonus, you don't need to do any additional processing to use it in that state, just burn it in your existing internal combustion engine.

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